Married Cora Belle Freese on 25 Aug 1895 in Nashville, Brown Co., IN
Brown County Democrat 11 Jan 1984
G. W. Anthony, oldest native, is dead at 109
Brown County's oldest native son, George Washington Anthony, died Saturday at the age of 109 at Medical Center Hospital in Punta Gorda, Florida.
He was a retired farmer and long-time schoolteacher in Brown County.
His parents, both Ohio-born, were Samuel and Mary Elizabeth Roush Anthony.
Born September 29, 1874, near Story, Anthony attended school at Mt. Zion and Story.
At 18, he began his teaching career at Axsom Branch School.
Until 1950, he took breaks from farming to teach at Gravel Creek, Christiansburg, Mt. Zion, Kelp, Story, Mt. Nebo, Valley Branch, and Deadfall schools, as well as in Hamblen Township.
Anthony married Cora Belle Freese of the Gravel Creek area in 1895 in Nashville.
In 1947, they moved from their home near Mt. Zion to New Bellsville where he last taught. His wife died in 1954.
Anthony, who was first eligible to vote in 1896 when William McKinley was elected president, stayed in Brown County long enough to vote in the 1960 election after which he moved to Terre Haute to live with his son, Cloyd, who survives.
Still, Anthony made it a point to visit Brown County each year for Memorial Day and the Old Settlers Reunion, which he noted was one year younger than he.
The father and son moved to Port Charlotte (Charlotte Harbor), Florida, in 1979, where Anthony was the oldest registered voter in the county.
Coming from a line of long-lived people, Anthony was still doing calisthenics at age 100 and was reported to be of sound mind until the last few months when his health began failing.
Also surviving are a son, Lowell Herbert Anthony, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; six grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, and 17 great-great-grandchildren. Three brothers and three sisters preceded him in death.
His closest relatives in Brown County are Wilma Spiker, Sellmaer Hill, and Hesper Beauchamp, Pikes Peak, where he was a member of the Church of Christ.
A memorial service time and place of Indiana interment will be announced later.
Arrangements were made by Robertson Funeral Home, Port Charlotte.
Brown County Democrat 11 Jan 1984
G. W. Anthony, oldest native, is dead at 109
Brown County's oldest native son, George Washington Anthony, died Saturday at the age of 109 at Medical Center Hospital in Punta Gorda, Florida.
He was a retired farmer and long-time schoolteacher in Brown County.
His parents, both Ohio-born, were Samuel and Mary Elizabeth Roush Anthony.
Born September 29, 1874, near Story, Anthony attended school at Mt. Zion and Story.
At 18, he began his teaching career at Axsom Branch School.
Until 1950, he took breaks from farming to teach at Gravel Creek, Christiansburg, Mt. Zion, Kelp, Story, Mt. Nebo, Valley Branch, and Deadfall schools, as well as in Hamblen Township.
Anthony married Cora Belle Freese of the Gravel Creek area in 1895 in Nashville.
In 1947, they moved from their home near Mt. Zion to New Bellsville where he last taught. His wife died in 1954.
Anthony, who was first eligible to vote in 1896 when William McKinley was elected president, stayed in Brown County long enough to vote in the 1960 election after which he moved to Terre Haute to live with his son, Cloyd, who survives.
Still, Anthony made it a point to visit Brown County each year for Memorial Day and the Old Settlers Reunion, which he noted was one year younger than he.
The father and son moved to Port Charlotte (Charlotte Harbor), Florida, in 1979, where Anthony was the oldest registered voter in the county.
Coming from a line of long-lived people, Anthony was still doing calisthenics at age 100 and was reported to be of sound mind until the last few months when his health began failing.
Also surviving are a son, Lowell Herbert Anthony, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; six grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, and 17 great-great-grandchildren. Three brothers and three sisters preceded him in death.
His closest relatives in Brown County are Wilma Spiker, Sellmaer Hill, and Hesper Beauchamp, Pikes Peak, where he was a member of the Church of Christ.
A memorial service time and place of Indiana interment will be announced later.
Arrangements were made by Robertson Funeral Home, Port Charlotte.
Married Cora Belle Freese on 25 Aug 1895 in Nashville, Brown Co., IN
Brown County Democrat 11 Jan 1984
G. W. Anthony, oldest native, is dead at 109
Brown County's oldest native son, George Washington Anthony, died Saturday at the age of 109 at Medical Center Hospital in Punta Gorda, Florida.
He was a retired farmer and long-time schoolteacher in Brown County.
His parents, both Ohio-born, were Samuel and Mary Elizabeth Roush Anthony.
Born September 29, 1874, near Story, Anthony attended school at Mt. Zion and Story.
At 18, he began his teaching career at Axsom Branch School.
Until 1950, he took breaks from farming to teach at Gravel Creek, Christiansburg, Mt. Zion, Kelp, Story, Mt. Nebo, Valley Branch, and Deadfall schools, as well as in Hamblen Township.
Anthony married Cora Belle Freese of the Gravel Creek area in 1895 in Nashville.
In 1947, they moved from their home near Mt. Zion to New Bellsville where he last taught. His wife died in 1954.
Anthony, who was first eligible to vote in 1896 when William McKinley was elected president, stayed in Brown County long enough to vote in the 1960 election after which he moved to Terre Haute to live with his son, Cloyd, who survives.
Still, Anthony made it a point to visit Brown County each year for Memorial Day and the Old Settlers Reunion, which he noted was one year younger than he.
The father and son moved to Port Charlotte (Charlotte Harbor), Florida, in 1979, where Anthony was the oldest registered voter in the county.
Coming from a line of long-lived people, Anthony was still doing calisthenics at age 100 and was reported to be of sound mind until the last few months when his health began failing.
Also surviving are a son, Lowell Herbert Anthony, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; six grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, and 17 great-great-grandchildren. Three brothers and three sisters preceded him in death.
His closest relatives in Brown County are Wilma Spiker, Sellmaer Hill, and Hesper Beauchamp, Pikes Peak, where he was a member of the Church of Christ.
A memorial service time and place of Indiana interment will be announced later.
Arrangements were made by Robertson Funeral Home, Port Charlotte.
Brown County Democrat 11 Jan 1984
G. W. Anthony, oldest native, is dead at 109
Brown County's oldest native son, George Washington Anthony, died Saturday at the age of 109 at Medical Center Hospital in Punta Gorda, Florida.
He was a retired farmer and long-time schoolteacher in Brown County.
His parents, both Ohio-born, were Samuel and Mary Elizabeth Roush Anthony.
Born September 29, 1874, near Story, Anthony attended school at Mt. Zion and Story.
At 18, he began his teaching career at Axsom Branch School.
Until 1950, he took breaks from farming to teach at Gravel Creek, Christiansburg, Mt. Zion, Kelp, Story, Mt. Nebo, Valley Branch, and Deadfall schools, as well as in Hamblen Township.
Anthony married Cora Belle Freese of the Gravel Creek area in 1895 in Nashville.
In 1947, they moved from their home near Mt. Zion to New Bellsville where he last taught. His wife died in 1954.
Anthony, who was first eligible to vote in 1896 when William McKinley was elected president, stayed in Brown County long enough to vote in the 1960 election after which he moved to Terre Haute to live with his son, Cloyd, who survives.
Still, Anthony made it a point to visit Brown County each year for Memorial Day and the Old Settlers Reunion, which he noted was one year younger than he.
The father and son moved to Port Charlotte (Charlotte Harbor), Florida, in 1979, where Anthony was the oldest registered voter in the county.
Coming from a line of long-lived people, Anthony was still doing calisthenics at age 100 and was reported to be of sound mind until the last few months when his health began failing.
Also surviving are a son, Lowell Herbert Anthony, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; six grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, and 17 great-great-grandchildren. Three brothers and three sisters preceded him in death.
His closest relatives in Brown County are Wilma Spiker, Sellmaer Hill, and Hesper Beauchamp, Pikes Peak, where he was a member of the Church of Christ.
A memorial service time and place of Indiana interment will be announced later.
Arrangements were made by Robertson Funeral Home, Port Charlotte.
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